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Law Making and Legislation in the EU
created by
Diamondsa…
on 21 Jan 13
Politic
Hard level
(41% of success)
30 questions - 11 players
A quiz about law making and the making of legislation within the European Union
1
When did the expansion of competencies in the EU start?
1950's
1960's
1940's
1990's
1920's
2
What is EU law compared to national law?
Complicated
Simple
The Same As
Non Enforceable Against
Efficient
3
Which of these is not a source of EU law?
Conventions
Treaties
Legislative Acts of EU Insitutions
General Principles
4
Which of these was a core competence in 1957?
Social Policy
Training
Consumer Protection
Environment
Atomic Energy
5
What is the equivalent to a constitution in the EU?
Judgements of the ECJ
Custom
Treaties
Decisions of the European Parliament
None - The EU has a constitution
6
What are the two current treaties?
European Atomic Energy Community Treaty & Treaty of Rome
Treaty on European Union & Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Treaty of Maastricht & European Economic Community Treaty
Treaty of Amsterdam & Merger Treaty
Treaty on a Constitution for Europe & Treaty of Nice
7
What term is used to describe the idea that the EU Member States have to give up their Sovereignty to transnational institutions?
Supranational
Direct Effect
Supremacy
Compulsory Jurisdiction
Intergovernmental
8
What is classed as primary legislation?
Treaties
Finance Decisions
ECJ Decisions
Decisions of the Parliament
Decisions of the Commission
9
Which article gave rise to the idea of a differentiation between secondary and primary legislation?
Article 165 TFEU
Article 288 TFEU
Article 921 TFEU
Article 121 TFEU
Article 316 TFEU
10
Which of these is not a characteristic of a regulation?
General application
Directly applicable
Require national implementation
Detailed
Specific
11
Which are the only directly applicable forms of legislation?
Regulations
Directives
Regulations & Directives
Decisions
Directives & Decisions
12
Which article gives rise to the ordinary legislative procedure?
Article 221 TFEU
Article 294 TFEU
Article 121 TFEU
Article 317 TFEU
Article 321 TFEU
13
What power does the European Parliament have?
It has an extended role
It is consulted when legislation is being drawn up
Legislation can usually not be passed without its consultation
It has no power to pass legislation
It can invoke a consultation procedure
14
What is the usual voting system for the Council?
Simple Majority Voting
Qualified Majority Voting
Absolute Majority Voting
First Past The Post
Unamnimity
15
Which article details the normal voting procedure?
Article 294 TFEU
Article 621 TFEU
Article 121 TFEU
Article 317 TFEU
Article 21 TFEU
16
What percentage of votes have led to the conciliation procedure?
1%
25%
20%
13%
17%
17
What percentage of the above votes have failed to reach a compromise?
12%
1%
20%
13%
17%
18
What can the European Parliament effectively do?
Veto
Force the council to accept its amendments
Vote by QMV
Reconcile problems
Detail the procedure to be used
19
When will co-decision apply?
Whenever specified in Treaty
Whenever Parliament calls for it
Whenever the Council calls for it
Whenever there is to be a referendum
Whenever it is not specified in Treaty
20
What does the European Commission have?
Ministerial representativeness
Centralised institutions
Exclusive right of initiative
Right to use QMV
Right to use its power arbitrarily
21
When did the European Parliament start to be directly elected?
1979
1971
1922
1910
1912
22
What are directives?
Directly applicable
Directly effective but not directly applicable
Do not need any additional implementing legislation
Complimentary law
Apply to certain bodies only
23
What type of legislation is not directly applicable but tends to be because the decisions are quite detailed and direct effect doctrines supply the rest?
Decisions
Directives
Regulations
Treaties
24
Which of these is not a feature of a directive?
General application
Require national implementation
Set out objective or purpose
Sometimes quite detailed
Directly applicable
25
Which of these is not a form of secondary legislation?
Regulations
Treaties
Directives
Decisions
Recommendations and Opinions
26
What percentage of value added tax does the EU get?
2%
1%
20%
13%
17%
27
What year was the Treaty of Lisbon?
2007
2003
2001
1997
1991
28
What year was the Treaty of Maastricht signed?
2001
2007
1992
1991
1998
29
What year was the Merger Treaty signed?
1965
1961
1992
2001
1912
30
How many member states are currently in the EU?
21
27
22
23
31
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